Vol 19/Issue 10
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
CHAMBER MATTERS 2022
The Chamber will host its Rooster Booster breakfast this Thursday, January 6 at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street). The program is co-sponsored by City of Owensboro and Daviess Tom Watson is the former president and co-owner, with his wife, Barbara, of Tom Watson’s Prosthetic and Orthotics Labs, Inc. He recently retired after fifty years in the prosthetics industry. Tom studied at the Northwestern University Medical Tom Watson School at the Mayor of Rehabilitation Owensboro Institute of Chicago. He entered the field of prosthetics and orthotics in 1972 after a construction accident left him in need of a new prosthesis but without resources to procure one. Tom has served on many local, state and national boards and has spent many years as a paraprofessional football and baseball coach at the high school and
County Fiscal Court. Mayor Tom Watson and Judge/Executive Al Mattingly will make their “State of the Community” addresses. COST IN ADVANCE: $12 for Chamber Members and $20 for non-members.
collegiate level. He was a founding member of the KFL youth football league, for which he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with youth sports. Watson was a recipient of the Owensboro Public School Hall of Achievement Award and was honored by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Assn. as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in prosthetic care for people with limb loss. He is on the Foundation Board for the Owensboro Community and Technical College and recently served on the transition team for Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Watson first served as Mayor of Owensboro from 2005-2008. He was re-elected for a second term in 2016 and is now serving his third term. Tom and his wife Barbara have two sons, David and Jeff Phelps, two daughter-in-laws, Trisha and Krystal, and seven grandchildren.
COST AT THE DOOR: $15 for Chamber Members and $20 for nonmembers. Reserve your spot now at www. chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office at (270) 926-1860.
Al Mattingly was first elected as Daviess County Judge/Executive in 2010. He will begin his final year in office in 2022. Prior to joining Daviess County Fiscal Court, Judge Mattingly served two terms as Al Mattingly an Owensboro City Daviess County Commissioner, including Judge/Executive as Mayor Pro Tem in 2007. A graduate of Brescia College, Judge Mattingly is a lifelong resident of Daviess County and continues to be active in his community and church. He is married to Judy (Wolfe) Mattingly, and together they have one son: Will Mattingly.
The Chamber Celebration is an opportunity to honor and celebrate the businesses and organizations in our community that drive our region forward. After being unable to gather together last year, we are delighted to announce the return of the event January 21, 2022 at the RiverPark Center. We hope you will join us to honor the contributions and resiliency of our community at this celebration. Tickets can be purchased for $50 by calling the Chamber office at 270-9261860. Limited sponsorships are still available! Contact Hannah Thurman at hthurman@ owensboro.com for more information.
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DECEMBER
Energy on Ice 501 West Second Street | owensborocenter.com/event/energy-on-ice | (270) 687-8800
JAN.
KORT Physical Therapy — Wesleyan Park 2804 Frederica Street | kort.com | (270) 297-1390